Posted 10:06 pm Thursday, November 26, 2009
Fishing Report
NORTHEAST
ATHENS: Water fairly clear, 57-61 degrees; 0.35' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs and Rat-L-Traps. Crappie are good on live minnows in 12-15 feet over brush piles. Catfish are good on fresh shad and punchbait in 2-12 feet.
BOB SANDLIN: Water stained; 57-62 degrees; 0.06' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and jigs. Crappie are fair to good on jigs under bridges and over brush piles in 20-35 feet. White bass are fair on slabs and jigging spoons. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and nightcrawlers.
BRIDGEPORT: Water fairly clear; 56-61 degrees; 8.6' low. Black bass are fair to good on Texas rigs, crankbaits and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs under bridges. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live shad. Channel catfish are fair to good on punchbait over baited holes.
CADDO: Water murky; 56-61 degrees; 1.67' high. Black bass are good on Texas rigged worms and Senkos. White bass are fair in the main channels on Road Runners and spoons. Yellow bass are fair to good on jigs and small spoons. Channel catfish are good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
CEDAR CREEK: Water stained; 57-62 degrees; 0.05' high. Black bass are good on finesse worms, Rat-L-Traps, Carolina rigs and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on live bait and slabs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
COOPER: Water off color; 56-61 degrees; 0.95' high. Black bass are fair on Rat-L-Traps, Texas and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are fair to good on Humdingers and slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Catfish are fair on prepared bait.
FAIRFIELD: Water fairly clear; 74-88 degrees.
FORK: Water stained; 56-61 degrees; 0.16' high. Black bass are good on 10" Texas rigged worms, Carolina rigs and heavy jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
FORK: Water stained; 56-61 degrees; 0.16' high. Black bass are good on 10" Texas rigged worms, Carolina rigs and heavy jigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs over brush piles and around bridge columns. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
LAKE O' THE PINES: Water stained; 57-62 degrees; 11.89' high.
LAVON: Water stained; 57-61 degrees; 0.76' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigged Baby Brush Hogs, jigs, and medium diving crankbaits. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared baits.
MARTIN CREEK: 0.25' low.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 78-89 degrees; 0.48' high.
MONTICELLO: Water fairly clear; 78-89 degrees; 0.48' high.
PALESTINE: Water lightly stained; 57-62 degrees; 0.11' high. Black bass are fair on Texas rigs, Rat-L-Traps and watermelon jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs over brush piles. Hybrid striper are on slabs and live shad. White bass are fair on slabs and minnows. Catfish are fair to good on prepared bait and cut shad.
RAY HUBBARD: Water fairly clear; 56-61 degrees; 0.04' high. Black bass are fair to good on Rat-L-Traps, Carolina rigs, crankbaits and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on slabs. Hybrid striper are fair on slabs and live shad. Catfish are fair to good on nightcrawlers and prepared bait.
RAY ROBERTS: Water lightly stained; 56-60 degrees; 0.57' high. Black bass are fair to good on Booyah jigs and Yum 3" grubs. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows over brush piles. White bass are good (difficult to locate) on C.C. jigging spoons. Catfish are good on prepared baits.
RICHLAND CHAMBERS: Water off color; 57-61 degrees; 0.08' high. Black bass are fair on Carolina rigs, crankbaits and drop shot rigs. White bass are good on slabs and live minnows. Hybrid striper are fair on large slabs and live shad. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs around bridges. Catfish are fair on prepared baits and nightcrawlers.
TAWAKONI: Water fairly clear; 57-61 degrees; 0.77' high. Black bass are fair on shad pattern crankbaits, Rat-L-Traps and Texas rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around bridge pilings. Catfish are good on live shad and nightcrawlers. White bass are fair on slabs. Striped bass and hybrid striper are fair on live shad and slabs.
TEXOMA: Water off color; 57-61 degrees; 0.23' high. Black bass are fair to good on Texas and Carolina rigs, medium to deep diving shad pattern crankbaits and drop shot rigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs around bridges. Striped bass are fair on slow-rolled Sassy Shad and live shad. Catfish are fair to good on cut shad and nightcrawlers.
WRIGHT PATMAN: Water stained; 57-62 degrees; 24.51' high. Black bass are good on Rat-L-Traps, Texas rigs and jigs. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on prepared bait.
SOUTHEAST
SAM RAYBURN: Water stained; 66 degrees; 1.08' low. Black bass are good on pumpkinseed soft plastic worms, crankbaits, and watermelon topwaters in 20-35 feet. White bass are good on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on live minnows and green tube jigs. Bream are fair on worms. Catfish are good on stinkbait, shrimp, and minnows.
TOLEDO BEND: Water stained; 67 degrees; 0.17' high. Black bass are fair on watermelon red and chartreuse soft plastic worms and crankbaits in 20-30 feet.
Striped bass are good on silver spoons and striper jigs. White bass are good on minnows and silver spoons. Crappie are fair on minnows and blue tube jigs. Bream are fair on nightcrawlers. Channel and blue catfish are good on minnows and stinkbait. Yellow catfish are slow.
PANHANDLE
GREENBELT: Water stained; 48 degrees; 32.43' low. Black bass are fair on white crankbaits, pumpkin/chartreuse soft plastics around timber, and live bait worked along trees. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Walleye are good on live bait and chrome jerkbaits. Catfish are good on live bait.
MACKENZIE: Water lightly stained; 47 degrees; 78.93' low. Black bass are fair on live bait, and shad-colored baits along timber and rocky outcrops. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass and striped bass are good on live bait and shad-colored jerkbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Catfish are good on live bait and cut liver.
MEREDITH: Water stained; 46 degrees; 77.36' low. Black bass are fair on black/blue jigs, shad-colored crankbaits and live bait worked along rocks and grass edges. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait and shad-colored crankbaits along rocky points. Walleye are good on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live bait.
PALO DURO: Water lightly stained; 42 degrees; 58.56' low. Black bass are slow on live bait and Carolina-rigged black/blue soft plastics. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Walleye are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on prepared bait and live bait.
WEST
ALAN HENRY: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 1.98' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored crankbaits and spinnerbaits, and black/blue soft plastic lures suspended in trees. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are fair on live bait.
ARROWHEAD: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees; 6.79' low. Black bass are good on crankbaits near rocky structures and submerged vegetation. Crappie are fair on jigs and minnows suspended off the derricks. White bass are good off rocky points with limited surface action. Blue Catfish are fair on cheese bait or on juglines baited with shad.
COLORADO CITY: Water clear; 61 degrees; 11.86' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Catfish are slow.
FT. PHANTOM HILL: Water clear; 60 degrees; 5.89' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and white spinnerbaits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. White bass are fair on live bait and small crankbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait and prepared bait.
HUBBARD CREEK: Water lightly stained; 59 degrees; 7.91' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and soft jerkbaits worked along and over grass lines, and pumpkin/chartreuse soft plastics worms worked along timber. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on cut bait and live shad.
NASWORTHY: Water lightly stained; 60 degrees. Black bass are fair on green pumpkin soft plastic lures suspended in timber and live baits. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Redfish are fair on live bait. White bass and striped bass are fair on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.
OAK CREEK: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 7.98' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good on live bait.
O.H. IVIE: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 21.28' low. Black bass are good on shad-colored crankbaits, black/blue or motor oil soft plastic lures, and live bait worked around timber. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait and white crankbaits. Smallmouth bass are fair on live bait. Channel catfish are good on live and prepared bait.
POSSUM KINGDOM: Water stained; 58 degrees; 4.69' low. Black bass are fair on shad-colored spinnerbaits and live baits. Crappie are fair on live bait and jigs. White bass are good on silver jigging spoons and live bait. Stripers are good on topwater lures, silver spoons and Rat-L-Traps. Catfish are fair on live bait.
SPENCE: Water lightly stained; 58 degrees; 65.32' low. Black bass are slow. Crappie are slow. White bass are slow. Striped bass and hybrid striper are slow. Catfish are slow.
STAMFORD: Water lightly stained; 57 degrees; 3.99' low. Black bass are fair on live bait. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White and striped bass are good on live bait and chrome/blue jerkbaits. Catfish are fair on live bait.
SWEETWATER: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 7.29' low. Black bass are fair on live bait and black/chartreuse soft plastic lizards. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. White bass are good on live bait. Catfish are fair on live bait.
WHITE RIVER: Water lightly stained; 55 degrees; 25.15' low. Black bass are fair on live bait, shad-colored crankbaits or slow-rolled spinnerbaits. Crappie are good on jigs and minnows. Walleye are fair on live bait and black/white jerkbaits. Channel catfish are fair on prepared or live bait.
COASTAL
NORTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad on soft plastics. Redfish and flounder are good in the marsh on shrimp.
SOUTH SABINE: Trout are fair to good under birds and pods of shad. Redfish are good at the jetty on live bait and cracked crabs.
BOLIVAR: Trout, black drum, sand trout and redfish are good at Rollover Pass. Trout are fair to good while drifting shell on plastics. Bull redfish are good on the beachfront.
TRINITY BAY: Trout are good for drifters working pods of shad and mullet on Bass Assassins, Trout Killers and Sand Eels. Trout are good under birds on plastics and topwaters.
EAST GALVESTON BAY: Trout and large Gulf trout are good for drifters working deep shell on plastics and fresh shrimp. Redfish and flounder are fair to good in the marsh around drains on shrimp. Trout and redfish are good under the birds.
WEST GALVESTON BAY: Bull redfish and flounder are good at San Luis Pass on shrimp and shad. Sheepshead, redfish and black drum are good at the jetty on shrimp and crabs.
TEXAS CITY: Gulf trout are good in the channel on fresh shrimp. Sand trout and black drum are good at the wells.
FREEPORT: Bull redfish are good at jetty on crabs, shrimp and mullet. Redfish are good on the beachfront on shad and mullet.
EAST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout and redfish are fair to good under the birds when the wind allows. Trout are fair for drifters on live shrimp over humps and scattered shell. Trout, redfish and flounder are fair to good on muddy shorelines on soft plastics.
WEST MATAGORDA BAY: Trout are fair on sand and grass humps on soft plastics and topwaters. Redfish are fair on live shrimp at Shell Island and old Parker's Cut on shrimp.
PORT O'CONNOR: Black drum are good on shrimp in Hynes Bay. Redfish are best in the back lakes on shrimp and mullet. Bull redfish are good at the jetty on crabs, mullet and shad. Trout are fair to good on the reefs in San Antonio Bay.
ROCKPORT: Redfish are good on the Estes Flats on topwaters and live shrimp under a popping cork. Trout are fair to good on topwaters around shell in St. Charles Bay.
PORT ARANSAS: Trout are fair around Dagger Island on shrimp and mullet. Bull redfish are good at the jetty and on the beachfront on natural baits. Offshore is good for tuna.
CORPUS CHRISTI: Bull redfish are good in the surf on mullet and shrimp. Redfish are good in the holes on live bait. Trout are fair for waders working mud and grass on small topwaters and Corkies.
BAFFIN BAY: Trout are good on topwaters and plum plastics around rocks and grass. Trout are good while drifting deep rocks on plum plastics. Redfish are fair to good in the Land Cut on natural baits.
PORT MANSFIELD: Trout are fair to good on the Kennedy shoreline on plugs. Redfish are good while drifting pot holes on topwaters and soft plastics under a popping cork. Trout and redfish are fair to good on the spoils on small topwaters and gold spoons.
SOUTH PADRE: Redfish are good in Airport Cove and on the Gas Well Flats on DOA Shrimp and TTF Flats Minnows. Snook are good on shrimp in the Brownsville Ship Channel.
PORT ISABEL: Trout and redfish are good at Laguna Vista and Holly Beach on TTF Flats Minnows and Brown Devil Eyes. Redfish are good on the edge of the flats on the outgoing tide on shrimp under a cork.
